iOS (Fabric): Recycled TextInput after Password Autofill becomes non-editable (yellow background) and stops updating

Description

When a TextInput triggers iOS Password Autofill and is then recycled by React Native Fabric, the recycled input becomes unusable.

⚠️ Note about provided repo ⚠️: Since this is related to the password autofill of iOS. You would need to make sure to update ios/SecureInput/SecureInput.entitlements to point to a valid endpoint for the correct team id and app bundle. Otherwise it will not be reproduced

Steps to reproduce

1. Screen A: two inputs

• textContentType="username" / autoComplete="username"
• textContentType="newPassword" / autoComplete="new-password" / secureTextEntry
• App configured for Password Autofill (Associated Domains with webcredentials: and valid AASA).

2. On device (AutoFill enabled), type username, focus password, accept strong password.
3. App authenticates and navigates to Screen B (e.g., onboarding) with two regular TextInputs (no password field).
4. Due to Fabric recycling, the native view from the password field on Screen A is reused for one of Screen B’s inputs and that input is no longer editable/usable blocking further user flow

React Native Version

0.80.2

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.5
  CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M3 Max
  Memory: 2.46 GB / 36.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.14.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.14.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/itsramiel/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.5
      - iOS 18.5
      - macOS 15.5
      - tvOS 18.5
      - visionOS 2.5
      - watchOS 11.5
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.24978.46.2431.13363775
  Xcode:
    version: 16.4/16F6
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.3
    path: /Users/itsramiel/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 19.1.1
    wanted: 19.1.1
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.80.2
    wanted: 0.80.2
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

No crash or failure to provide stack trace for

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/itsramiel/SecureInput

Screenshots and Videos

Notice that the First Name input is no longer editable no matter what I type in. This is not just visually. The callback is not called

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c0a82b2-d3dd-4e3d-a8e3-7f6f9d7ac890

Extra Context

I tried to see if it is possible to recover the UITextField from this state in a standalone swift project by changing the textContextType and isSecureTextEntry so that this can be done in prepareForRecycle but unfortunately I was not successful in finding a way to recover from this state. I am not sure if such a TextInput should just be not recycled at all.

Run the mandatory SecureInput reproducer on an iOS device after configuring ios/SecureInput/SecureInput.entitlements with a valid endpoint, then inspect the Fabric TextInput recycling path and prepareForRecycle behavior. Verify that a native view recycled from the password field remains editable and invokes callbacks when reused by Screen B’s regular input.